[HPforGrownups] Appropriate terminology

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 88971

Kneazy:

> I am sure that we all  abhor the thoughtless and insensitive use of 
> inappropriate language when referring to individuals or groups in the 
> Potterverse. We  can't be too careful; labels can be *so* socially 
> divisive and it is all too easy to fall into unacceptable 
> anthropo-centric thought patterns with their overtones of cultural 
> imperialism.
> 
> In an effort to maintain the high ethical standards of the site, I 
> offer the following gentler, less stereotypically negative alternatives 
> as replacements for terms that may have caused distress to non-existent 
> beings.

<snip delightful list>

You forgot one: 

Ghost: Individual of post-biological status

~Amanda (who wishes she'd thought of it, but it's from an ooollld post)